I just saw a NYT article suggesting that academic textbook publishers are the next group to try digital rights management (DRM), which really tickles me. I wonder if anyone in the textbook industry has read last week’s news that Yahoo! Music is shutting down, just about bringing to a close the era of DRM for [...]
Entries from July 2008
Textbooks next to try DRM – raises prices for students by a lot!
July 26th, 2008 2 Comments
Tags: academic · budget · college · DRM · high school · NYT · personal finance · price gouging · publishers · publishing · revenue · student · textbooks · university
Old guard power company making it confusing to pay
July 22nd, 2008 2 Comments
I just had a weird experience with one of the old guard power companies, Pacific Gas & Electric. These guys were founded in 1905, so I have to salute their tenacity through the last century. Presumably, they are still around because they have been able to successfully innovate and adapt to change. And, given they [...]
Tags: ACH · customer · innovation · internet · mastercard · PGE · power bill · utility bill · visa